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This thread is dedicated to song craft. Post your favorite lyrics!
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Once divided...nothing left to subtract...
Some words when spoken...can't be taken back...
Walks on his own...with thoughts he can't help thinking...
Future's above...but in the past he's slow and sinking...
Caught a bolt 'a lightnin'...cursed the day he let it go...
Nothingman... (2x)
Isn't it something?
Nothingman...
She once believed...in every story he had to tell...
One day she stiffened...took the other side...
Empty stares...from each corner of a shared prison cell...
One just escapes...one's left inside the well...
And he who forgets...will be destined to remember...oh...oh...oh...
Nothingman... (2x)
Isn't it something?
Nothingman...
Oh, she don't want him...
Oh, she won't feed him...after he's flown away...
Oh, into the sun...ah, into the sun...
Burn...burn...
Nothingman... (2x)
Isn't it something?
Nothingman...
Nothingman... (2x)
Coulda' been something...
Nothingman...
Oh...ohh...ohh...

Spot on, all Hail Slayerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

THE SMITHS REEL AROUND THE FOUNTAIN
It's time the tale were told
Of how you took a child
And you made him old
It's time the tale were told
Of how you took a child
And you made him old
You made him old
Reel around the fountain
Slap me on the patio
I'll take it now
Oh ...
Fifteen minutes with you
Well, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people said that you were virtually dead
And they were so wrong
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, well, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people said that you were easily led
And they were half-right
Oh, they ... oh, they were half-right, oh
It's time the tale were told
Of how you took a child
And you made him old
It's time that the tale were told
Of how you took a child
And you made him old
You made him old
Oh, reel around the fountain
Slap me on the patio
I'll take it now
Ah ... oh ...
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
Oh, but I do.
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
I do.
Oh, I ... oh, I do
Oh ...
I dreamt about you last night
And I fell out of bed twice
You can pin and mount me like a butterfly
But "take me to the haven of your bed"
Was something that you never said
Two lumps, please
You're the bee's knees
But so am I
Oh, meet me at the fountain
Shove me on the patio
I'll take it slowly
Oh ..
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
Oh, but I do.
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, no, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
I do.
Oh, I ... I do
Oh, I do
Oh, I do
Oh, I do

Sabaton - Carolus Rex = best metal song this year
All embrace me, it's my time to rule at last.
Fifteen years have I been waiting to sit upon my throne.
No alligance, I will swear no oath!
Crowned by god, not the church, as my power is divine.
They thought I was too young to rule the land.
Yes as they failed to understand how to rule.
My time has come.
I was chosen by heaven.
Say my name when you pray.
To the sky!
See Carolus rise.
With a lawful protector.
Let them bow to my will.
To the sky!
See Carolus rise.
Proved in battle, lead my men to victory.
No man alive or dead commands me, I answer to the lord!
Hear my orders, question me and die.
What I say was set in heaven, and so it shall be done!
I know I was destined to rule the alone!
All for myself I claim the throne, born to rule!
My time is now.
I was chosen by heaven.
Say my name when you pray.
To the sky!
See Carolus rise.
With a lawful protector.
Let them bow to my will.
To the sky!
See Carolus rise.
All this might shall be mine there is no stopping me.
All of Europe. My rule shall be questioned by none.
All I see take it to me - that is my decree.
My will be done!
*Solo*
They thought I was too young to rule the land.
Yes as they failed to understand how to rule.
My time is now.
I was chosen by heaven.
Say my name when you pray.
To the sky!
See Carolus rise.
With a lawful protector.
Let them bow to my will.
To the sky!
See Carolus rise.
To the sky!
See Carolus rise...

DUBLINERS "THE UNQUIET GRAVE"
The wind that blows today my love
a few small drops of rain
Never have I had but one true love
in cold place she is laid
I'll do as much for my true love
as any young man may
I'll sit and mourne all on her grave
at twelve month and a day
The twelve month and the day been gone
a voice spoke from the deep
who is it sits all on my grave
and will not let me sleep
It's I it is I thine own true love
who sits upon your grave
for I crave one kiss from your sweet lips
and that is all I see
You crave one kiss from my clay cold lips
but my breath is earthy strong
had you one kiss from my clay cold lips
your time would not be long
My time be long my time be short
tommorrow or today
may god in heaven have all my soul
but I'll kiss your lips of clay
See down beyond the garden green
laught where we used to walk
the sweetest flower that ever grew
is withered to the stalk
The stalk is withered dry my love
so will our hearts decay
so make yourself content my love
till death calls you away

Frank Ocean - Super Rich Kids (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS_K2eg7Gx8&feature=player_embedded
Too many bottles of this wine we can't pronounce
Too many bowls of that green, no lucky charms
The maids come around too much
Parents ain't around enough
Too many joy rides in daddy's jaguar
Too many white lies and white lines
Super rich kids with nothing but loose ends
Super rich kids with nothing but fake friends
Start my day up on the roof There's nothing like this type of view
Point the clicker at the tube I prefer expensive news
New car, new girl New ice, new glass
New watch, good times babe It's good times, yeah
She wash my back three times a day This shower head feels so amazing
We'll both be high, the help don't stare They just walk by, they must don't care
A million one, a million two A hundred more will never do
Real love, I'm searching for a real love Real love, I'm searching for a real love
Oh, real love
Close your eyes for what you can't imagine; we are the xany gnashing
Caddy smashing, bratty ass; he mad, he snatched his daddy's Jag
And used the shit for batting practice, adamant and he thrashing
Purchasing crappy grams with half the hand of cash you handed
Panicking, patch me up; Pappy done latch keyed us
Toying with Raggy Anns and mammy done had enough
Brash as f**k, breaching all these aqueducts; don't believe us
Treat us like we can't erupt, yup
We end our day up on the roof I say I'll jump, I never do
But when I'm drunk I act a fool Talking 'bout , do they sew wings on tailored suits
I'm on that ledge, she grabs my arm She slaps my head
It's good times, yeah Sleeve rips off, I slip, I fall
The market's down like 60 stories And some don't end the way they should
My silver spoon has fed me good A million one, a million cash
Close my eyes and feel the crash

Clutch - Open The Borders
Won't you open up the border
To rivers running green, green, green, green, green
I have kilo loads of plastic
To trade for pumpkins seeds, seeds, seeds, seeds, seeds
I know folks in Wichita as well as Santa Fe
All veterans of the trade
Alright!
Open it up, open it up, open it
Living for the trade
Open it up, open it up, open it
Just living for the trade
Open it up, open it up, open it
Living for the trade
Open it up, open it up, open it
The merry wives of Windsor
I swapped for cans of Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam
While sipping fine darjeeling
With an English man, man, man, man, man
I know folks in Liverpool as well as in Bombay
All veterans of the trade
Alright!
Open it up, open it up, open it
Living for the trade
Open it up, open it up, open it
Just living for the trade
Open it up, open it up, open it
Living for the trade
Open it up, open it up, open it
In a tent on the caravan road you'll find those things you thought were gone
Bartered for jasmine and silk and furs of frozen mastodons
YEAH
I know folks in Wichita as well as in Bombay
All veterans of the trade
Open it up
Opening the border
Open it up, open it up, open it
We're opening the border
(Living for the trade)
Opening the border
Open it up, open it up, open it
We're openinnnnng
(Just living for the trade)
Opening the border
Open it up, open it up, open it
We're opening the border
(Living for the trade)
Opening the border
Open it up, open it up, open it
We're openinnnnng

Clutch - Careful With That Mic
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Uh mmm mmm, mmm mmm
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Uh mmm mmm, mmm mmm
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Uh mmm mmm, mmm mmm
Uh ha ha, ha ha
So tell me
When you took the Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test did you know the answers or did you
guess?
You rely on gimmicks to amuse your fans and act all urban to jack up your soundscan,
what's the matter with you?
How come you rhyme monosyllabically, is atrophy shrinking your entire vocabulary?
Your style's like garbage cans, meant to be taken out on a weekly basis
Ever since your first record you've been in a state of suspended animation
You look like Snuffalupagous and australopithecus, me, cray, you, abacus
But enough about you, let's talk about me and how single-handedly I redefined the
science of radio astronomy
Making Noble Prize winners question their notions of reality
Oh but I digress, you play Sorry and I play chess
Queen's pawn to E3, checkmate
go get some percosets
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Careful with that mic Weezie
Do you really think it's that easy?
Mmm, this is really good ice cream, you want some of it?
Oh my bad, I didn't know you were lactose intolerant
Makes you pass gas, frightens all the girls away
The only friends you keep are those you pay
Always on the ready for the whack snack attack I carry sandwiches around in a
straight-edge style Jansport backpack
Got the gadget Q gave Bond, control your mind, make you jump in a pond
Quack quack, flap your arms leave you confused but completely unharmed
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Careful with that mic Weezie
Do you really think it's that easy?
Do you really think it's true?
Turn up the mic they can't hear you
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Now look here
Both you and I know the past ten years have been rather intense
I'm ashamed to admit that I've been fooled by the seductions of violence
People walkin around with ugly auras and at times I'm even tempted to seek the advice of
Dr. Laura
But I ignore her
And I take a deep breath and count to ten
Ain't gonna let it get under my skin
Take a deep breath and count to ten
Think of all the nice places that I have been
Like back when I was waging peace against the visigoths I was tutored in the ancient
mysteries by a wisened philosoph
Learned the polyrhythm of celestial time, and wait for the one to come and get it done,
to finish the rhyme
Uh ha ha
Careful with that mic Weezie
Do you really think it's that easy?
Do you really think it's true?
Turn up the mic they can't hear you
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Mmm hmm, mmm hmm
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Mmm hmm
Uh ha ha, ha ha
Mmm hmm, mmm hmm
Uh ha ha, ha ha

Regina Spektor "us"
They made a statue of us
And it put it on a mountain top
Now tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs have fun, have fun
They'll name a city after us
And later say it's all our fault
Then they'll give us a talking to
Then they'll give us a talking to
Because they've got years of experience
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not 'cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labor you can keep
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor's marble sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Were living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious

Another classic track....
Songwriters: Davies, Raymond Douglas...
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I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne
It tastes just like Coca Cola, C-O-L-A cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice
She said Lola, L-O-L-A, Lola, L-L-Lola
Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola, L-L-Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh my Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said, "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?"
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
I pushed her away, I walked to the door
I fell to the floor, I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her and she at me
That's the way that I want it to stay
I always want it to be that way for my Lola, L-L-Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up, shook up world
Except for Lola, L-L-Lola
Well, I left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said, "Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man"
Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola